Picture No | 10221162 |
Date | 1847 |
Description | Woman begging at Clonakilty, Ireland 1847 |
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Destitute mother holding her baby in one arm and a begging bowl in the other. These miserable conditions were brought on by the potato famine in the mid 19th century and further compounded by the forced evictions of poverty-stricken peasants from their homes and farms.
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Source | Engraving in 'The Illustrated London News', 13 February 1847, page 100 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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